IAM Magazine issue 88

The fourth industrial revolution promises to have a profound effect on almost every economic sector. Patent offices around the world must evolve to keep pace with the rate of change and to support the development of new innovations
Benoît Battistelli

Features

Government bodies in Asia and beyond say that alternative dispute resolution is underutilised in disputes over fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory licences. However, parties on both sides argue that it is far from a cure-all
Jacob Schindler

Artificial intelligence is creating a seismic shift in the way that people interact with technology. Research institutions and for-profit companies are moving to patent the commercial aspects of this new area in a land grab which could see rights holders reap future benefits
Peter Cowan and Jim Hinton

Inter partes reviews continue to have a huge impact on patent litigation in the United States. Understanding the best routes to success at each stage of a review is crucial for petitioners and patent owners alike Amy Simpson and Steve Chiang

Identifying and mitigating IP risk needs to be part of any corporate strategy. To this end, Tata Consultancy Services has developed a robust framework that can be applied across industries
Parthapratim Indra and Shekhar Guha

Upheavals in the semiconductor industry have seen patents change hands at unprecedented rates. This activity means that the IP landscape now looks very different to how it did five years ago
Martin Bijman and Kim Waterman

Matt Stack has spent much of his investment career developing a keen understanding of just how valuable intellectual property can be to a company. But as patents become far less enticing, he has shifted his focus to a new and very different kind of intangible asset Richard Lloyd

A narrative that intellectual property is a damaging force is becoming widespread in the media and among policy makers. If it is not countered creatively – and urgently – society as a whole, not just rights holders, will pay a heavy price
Giustino de Sanctis

Columns

A controversial study finds that economic hardship and lack of exposure to innovation are preventing people from some ethnic minorities, low-income backgrounds and women from becoming inventors Bruce Berman